Glomerular filtration rate measurement and prediction equations

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1023-1032

  Soares, Ariana Aguiar ^a   Eyff, Tatiana Falcão ^a   Campani, Raquel Barth ^a   Ritter, Luciana ^a   Camargo, Joíza Lins ^a,b   Silveiro, Sandra Pinho ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c HCPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD EPI); Creatinine; Glomerular filtration rate; Kidney function; Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD); Urinary albumin excretion

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CYSTATIN C;

ALBUMINURIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; EVALUATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY EXCRETION;

ALBUMINURIA; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 70349501468     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.263     Document Type: Review

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